农村教师是农村中小学教育的主力军 ,是农村中小学校实施素质教育的核心。农村教师自身素质如何 ,直接影响着广大农村中小学校素质教育工作的实施 ,因此 ,笔者认为 ,农村教师应不断提高自身素质 ,以适应素质教育对教师素质的要求。体现在以下几方面 :一、思想素质　强化教师的 Rural teachers are the main force of primary and secondary education in rural areas and are the core of quality education in rural primary and secondary schools. How the quality of rural teachers themselves directly affects the implementation of quality education in rural primary and secondary schools. Therefore, the author believes that rural teachers should continue to improve their own quality to meet the requirements of quality education for teachers. This is reflected in the following aspects: First, ideological quality